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Capital One Landing New York LaGuardia wins Airport Food & Beverage Hospitality Conference & Awards 2026 ‘most Instagrammable airport location of the year’.
It’s a nice space, but honestly it’s the food more than the aesthetic. So much more meaningful, but getting less coverage (because ‘Instagrammable’ is more viral) the LaGuardia Landing also won ‘Airport Lounge Food & Beverage Offer Of The Year’ award.
- Capital One Landings at New York LaGuardia and Washington National have the best food – both ordered to your table, and at the tapas bar.
- I’d say that Capital One’s New York JFK lounge is the best traditional bank lounge – I love the cheesemonger, and their coffee and to go area has Ess-a-Bagels, lox, pastrami, smoked whitefish and more.
- But Chase’s New York LaGuardia, Philadelphia, and Dallas – Fort Worth lounges are genuinely excellent. They’re large spaces, attractively-designed (LaGuardia is underground but still stunning), with whimsical options (from spa elements, to video games or a whiskey bar), and I much like QR-code ordering of food and their buffet. I just wish they were using a better grind of meat in their burgers.
Chase Sapphire Lounge DFW
Chase Sapphire Lounge DFW - Amex has the biggest lounge footprint. I like the ‘Blue Roast’ coffee setups at New York JFK, Seattle, and Salt Lake City but otherwise these couldn’t possibly be more mid.
Centurion Lounge Denver
Centurion Lounge LaGuardia
Which card you want (assuming you’re only going to get one of the premium cards offering access to proprietary bank lounges, not all three like me) probably depends on where you live or at least where you travel most.
- American Express Platinum Card® (see rates and fees)
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees)
- Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card (see rates and fees)
The value of lounge access depends heavily on your ability to actually use the lounge! If you’re primarily flying between Salt Lake City and Houston, it makes a lot more sense to get an Amex Platinum for lounge access than it does to get a Chase Sapphire Reserve (though Sapphire Reserve is a much stronger card for actual spending rewards).
In New York, I’d pick Capital One (because of the JFK lounge and LaGuardia landings, best at both airports). In D.C. I’d pick Capital One (because of the DCA Landing and Dulles lounge, though the Dulles lounge is currently ‘grab and go only’ while work is being done in the space).
Bar at the 24-Hour Capital One Lounge JFK
If you’re hub-captive to an airline you probably want access to that airline’s lounges, if only for reservations assistance during irregular operations. At DFW I’d probably want the Citi Executive card, though the best of the bank lounges is Chase’s (due to size, and because the Capital One lounge is showing wear and the food there isn’t as good as it used to be).
Chase Sapphire Lounge DFW
I suspect in Miami once the Chase lounge opens there it’ll greatly exceed the current Amex offering. Apparently Capital One did not even bid on the space. I’m really looking forward to the Cuban coffee bar at the Chase lounge Miami. In the end, though, the best bank lounges are the ones you’ll actually use most.
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Yeah, yeah, cool, cool… C1 needs to loosen their application requirements so more folks can actually get their cards, anyway… Did the FAA actually just approve the 737 Max 7 today?? Wow, that took a while.
My answer is NONE of them. It’s a made up award that costs you time in line and crowds (and money, but not as obvious). I’m currently sitting at “Tootsies” at BNA (Nashville) where there is live music and these musicians are GOOD!
@Jon Biedermann — Alright, alright… (it’s VFTW, we know where BNA is…)
Well deserved! I’d like to see the LGA Landing vary the menu a bit more from the DCA one, but when the food is that good who can complain. Aesthetically, it’s definitely nicer than DCA, but to be fair they also had a lot more square footage to work with. A really nice aspect of the Landings is being able to make a reservation (although anecdotally have never had to wait regardless, knock on wood) if you know far enough in advance you’ll be going.
@1990 — Approval in your future soon! Fingers crossed.
@L737 — 2027 goals.
I gotta say, the view from the LGA Landings lounge is really nice- I can see why they won “most instragrammable”.
But having to pay $45 for your guests, vs free with the other two lounge cards is a meaningful differentiator as well- I’ll be switching to Chase when my Capital One card fee is due. Mainly in and out of LGA terminal b, so either lounge is fine for me, though definitely the Capital One Landing is nicer.